《The Alpha's Hunted Hybrid Mate》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

The school hallways had never felt so narrow. The air had never felt so thin. From the first class of the day to the last, I could feel Cassian’s restless, oppressive aura pressing against my back with every step I took.Whenever I passed him, I refused to look his way. It was the defense mechanism I knew best. Pretend he didn’t exist. Cassian, however, didn’t take his eyes off me once. Not even when Fiona was standing beside him.Every time we crossed paths in the hallway, I saw his jaw tighten. I could tell from the way his eyes flashed and then went distant that Axel was raging somewhere inside him, desperate to tear through whatever restraints were holding him back.I didn’t give an inch.He has a girlfriend, for the Goddess’s sake.At lunch, I sat outside near the cafeteria doors with Ivy, Kai, and a few other people from our class.My laughter rang across the courtyard after one of Kai’s ridiculous jokes, and despite myself, my gaze drifted toward a table farther away. Cassian w

By the time we arrived at school the next morning, yesterday's bloodshed at the southern border -and everything that had happened in my bedroom the night before- still lingered in the back of my mind.The second we got out of the car, Ivy and I headed straight for our usual table in the courtyard. Pretending everything was normal was easier than acknowledging the restless knot twisting inside my chest.Kai joined us a few minutes later. Then the entire courtyard went quiet. Every pair of eyes turned toward the same direction. Cassian was walking straight toward our table. With Fiona on his arm.She looked perfectly content, chatting away while clinging to him, but Cassian never looked at her. His eyes stayed locked on me the entire time. When they reached us, he casually pulled out a chair and sat down as if nothing had happened. Fiona immediately took the seat beside him.Kai and Ivy exchanged stunned looks before staring at Cassian. Kai had barely opened his mouth to question him wh

When I woke the next morning, the pale rays of sunlight filtering through the high ceiling spread across the room like a cold blanket over the storm that had unfolded in the nightclub. I lay still for several long moments, staring at the shifting shadows overhead. My mind refused to let go of the previous night. Cassian's dark, dangerous words inside that dimly lit VIP room... And the quiet confession I'd whispered after finally lowering my guard. I'm tired, Cass... I was furious with myself. For even a second, I'd let his overwhelming presence shake me. My pride still stung from it. Knowing that staying in bed would only feed those thoughts, I forced myself up and walked straight into the bathroom. I stopped in front of the mirror, studying the faint exhaustion beneath my eyes. Get yourself together. No matter what happened, it was time to put my mask back on. The one that never cracked.

The echo of Cassian slamming his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table stayed with me through every class that afternoon. His blue eyes, nearly swallowed by darkness...The suffocating Alpha anger that had filled the room with the scent of blueberries...They tried to work their way back into my thoughts. But I stayed safely behind the walls I'd built, keeping him locked out. Meanwhile, Dominic's occasional glances from the desk beside mine carried a quiet innocence that somehow made everything feel lighter.When the final bell rang, we packed our things. Dominic slung his backpack over one shoulder before walking over to me, that same boyish smile still lighting up his face."Bloom," he said, meeting my eyes. "I can't wait to get those notes and finally see the town with you as my tour guide."His smile widened."So... where do we start?"I had just opened my mouth to answer—When a massive shadow fell over us. I fought the urge to roll my eyes. Cassian stepped directly between us as t

The moment I stepped onto pack territory, the storm raging inside my mind seemed to merge with the harsh evening wind sweeping through town. Dominic’s words kept echoing against the wall of suspicion buried in the darkest part of my soul.About being a hybrid... and about the absence of your wolf... you should ask the people beside you who claim to protect you for the details.My steps struck the ground harder than usual.I had cast aside every invisible burden weighing on my shoulders. All that remained was the uncompromising determination of a woman who wanted the truth.Nothing more. Nothing less.The sky was slowly darkening, shifting into unsettling shades of violet and deep blue.When I reached the large backyard of the pack house, I found Alpha Ronan and Luna Sienna sitting with several senior members of the pack’s high-ranking bloodlines.From the outside, the scene looked peaceful. Elegant. Almost perfect. They sat around a wide wooden table, sipping wine beside the soft glow